[BC] More thoughts about AM transmitter lightning

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Nupla Glass.  ALWAYS use an equalizer plate, and the rods must be  
able to take the entire load.  I have seen them fracture.  When there  
are two in parallel, it is only an emergency.  When there is only  
one, it is a tragedy.

http://www.nuplacorp.com/products/guy-rod/default.html

--chip

On May 22, 2008, at 1:01 PM, broadcast-request at radiolists.net wrote:

> Message: 9
> Date: Thu, 22 May 2008 08:01:01 -0600
> From: "Gary Peterson" <kzerocx at rap.midco.net>
> Subject: [BC] More thoughts about AM transmitter	lightning
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> [...]
>
> On both of the new towers, I
> specified long insulators where the guys attached to the tower,  
> where the
> guys attached to the anchors and at the midway point of the upper  
> two sets
> of guys.  These insulators are several feet long and appear to be  
> something
> like fiberglass rods.  I have seen these used by the power  
> industry.  In
> between the long insulators, the guys were broken up with the usual  
> johnny
> balls.
> [...]
> Gary, KØCX
> CE KFXS, KOUT, KKMK, KRCS, KKLS & KBHB
> Schurz Communications, Inc.
> Rapid City & Sturgis, SD